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Well you didn't answer the actual question.
What you did was show "why" people who aren't saved, aren't saved. I think is what you showed.
To answer the question you would say "No, not everyone is saved, or Yes, everyone is saved."
And then maybe "It has nothing to do with who you call on" or "It does matter".
But you avoided all that.
So not only have you not answered the question but now you have contradicted yourself.
If I don't have a part in Salvation, 0%, then how do I hold onto Grace or resist Grace? If I decide, and it is my strength that determines whether Grace will have its way or not?
What you did was show "why" people who aren't saved, aren't saved. I think is what you showed.
To answer the question you would say "No, not everyone is saved, or Yes, everyone is saved."
And then maybe "It has nothing to do with who you call on" or "It does matter".
But you avoided all that.
So not only have you not answered the question but now you have contradicted yourself.
If I don't have a part in Salvation, 0%, then how do I hold onto Grace or resist Grace? If I decide, and it is my strength that determines whether Grace will have its way or not?
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So I'm having trouble with #3, a little.
If some resist Grace and others do not resist Grace, then it is God that has caused some to resist Grace and others to not resist Grace?
Or is it lack of faith that causes some to resist Grace and just the right amount of faith that causes others to not resist Grace?
You see how tricky this seems to explain?
If some resist Grace and others do not resist Grace, then it is God that has caused some to resist Grace and others to not resist Grace?
Or is it lack of faith that causes some to resist Grace and just the right amount of faith that causes others to not resist Grace?
You see how tricky this seems to explain?
John 5:1
You are overthinking it
My point is not that grace is irresistible. I am not a Calvinist. To make it very simple
1 John 5:1. Whoever is believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God...
The verb translated “has been born” is perfect passive indicative
Indicative means it is a statement of fact
Passive means that the subject (whoever or everyone that) is not performing the action. Rather they are being acted upon.
Perfect tense describes the type of action that happened in the past, which is having continuous results
It is a fact that everyone who believes has been born (happened in the past with the continuous results) of God (Hes the one who produced the action of begetting us)
You are overthinking it
My point is not that grace is irresistible. I am not a Calvinist. To make it very simple
1 John 5:1. Whoever is believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God...
The verb translated “has been born” is perfect passive indicative
Indicative means it is a statement of fact
Passive means that the subject (whoever or everyone that) is not performing the action. Rather they are being acted upon.
Perfect tense describes the type of action that happened in the past, which is having continuous results
It is a fact that everyone who believes has been born (happened in the past with the continuous results) of God (Hes the one who produced the action of begetting us)
If I fell down a well, it is the rescuer who would save me.
We are all in a miry pit, and all that is needed from us is to cry for help (Salvation). The one proviso being, we must believe 100% that Jesus is the promised Messiah because only He can save us. So faith in Jesus is paramount, and with that He will forgive us our sins, which no one else can do.
Do you believe 100% that Jesus is the Son of God, the promised Messiah?
We are all in a miry pit, and all that is needed from us is to cry for help (Salvation). The one proviso being, we must believe 100% that Jesus is the promised Messiah because only He can save us. So faith in Jesus is paramount, and with that He will forgive us our sins, which no one else can do.
Do you believe 100% that Jesus is the Son of God, the promised Messiah?
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Nah you just misunderstood the question
My point is this. The power is not in our faith. The power is in the one we believe
Setting aside regen for a moment. Jesus said “ if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain be moved and it will be moved. Is it your faith that moves mountains or God? It is God. faith is necessary, but of God is the power and to Him is the Glory
In the same way, if we have faith, which is itself a gift of God, we will be raised to new life. Faith is necessary. Without it, we are lost, and it is the only thing we have to bring, (but remember it is a gift of God), but in salvation, His is the power and to Him goes all the Glory
My point is this. The power is not in our faith. The power is in the one we believe
Setting aside regen for a moment. Jesus said “ if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain be moved and it will be moved. Is it your faith that moves mountains or God? It is God. faith is necessary, but of God is the power and to Him is the Glory
In the same way, if we have faith, which is itself a gift of God, we will be raised to new life. Faith is necessary. Without it, we are lost, and it is the only thing we have to bring, (but remember it is a gift of God), but in salvation, His is the power and to Him goes all the Glory
Let me give you a full answer on this.
1. God does not cause anyone to resist His grace. We do a good enough job of that. Although, there is a thing called judicial hardening
2. Gods grace gets all the credit in our salvation. Including the fact we did not resist.
3. Yes, lack of faith is what causes some to resist. The fact that faith is itself a gift does not rule this out. A gift may be rejected
4. Faith alone is not what causes us to not resist. I think faith and repentance are the two ingredients that incline our hearts to receive God’s gifts of grace. It is written, Repent and believe the Gospel
5. Without repentance, we don’t feel we have a need for Gods grace
6. Repentance is also granted to us by God. God gets all the Glory in our repentance too
1. God does not cause anyone to resist His grace. We do a good enough job of that. Although, there is a thing called judicial hardening
2. Gods grace gets all the credit in our salvation. Including the fact we did not resist.
3. Yes, lack of faith is what causes some to resist. The fact that faith is itself a gift does not rule this out. A gift may be rejected
4. Faith alone is not what causes us to not resist. I think faith and repentance are the two ingredients that incline our hearts to receive God’s gifts of grace. It is written, Repent and believe the Gospel
5. Without repentance, we don’t feel we have a need for Gods grace
6. Repentance is also granted to us by God. God gets all the Glory in our repentance too
